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Donald Trump
stated on October 11, 2024 in a Truth Social post:

“It has just come out that Democrats in Washington and the Democrat Governor’s Office of North Carolina (Roy Cooper) were blocking people and money from coming into North Carolina.”

By Amy Sherman • October 12, 2024
X posts
stated on October 9, 2024 in social media posts:

North Carolina’s new voting rules in response to Hurricane Helene amount to “cheating” or “stealing.”

By Amy Sherman • October 11, 2024
Marjorie Taylor Greene
stated on October 7, 2024 in a post on X:

Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.

By Madison Czopek • October 10, 2024
X posts
stated on October 6, 2024 in una publicación en X:

"Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo".

By Marta Campabadal Graus • October 10, 2024
Social Media
stated on September 29, 2024 in a post:

Hurricane Helene was planned to seize land in North Carolina for lithium mining.

By Sara Swann • October 8, 2024
X posts
stated on October 4, 2024 in a post on X:

“The $750 from FEMA that Kamala Harris is offering them is actually a loan, not real relief. And that if they don’t pay it back the feds can seize their property.”

By Madison Czopek • October 6, 2024
Michele Morrow
stated on September 16, 2024 in a social media post:

The plus in LGBTQ+ includes pedophilia.

By Paul Specht • September 17, 2024
Donald Trump
stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:

“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.”

By Jacob Gardenswartz • August 16, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on May 17, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Students in Wilkes County, North Carolina, “identify themselves as cats or ‘furries’” and “have asked for litter boxes to be placed in school restrooms for them to use.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • May 19, 2022
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on December 27, 2020 in a tweet:

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper "has not left the Governor's Mansion since the start of the #COVID19 crisis."

By Paul Specht • December 30, 2020
Viral image
stated on November 4, 2020 in a post on Facebook:

Asks, “How is this possible?” with a chart showing that 104.41% of registered voters in North Carolina and 103.56% of registered voters in Wisconsin cast votes.

By Monique Curet • November 5, 2020
Viral image
stated on July 4, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“Covid is never going away! This is the beach today in Raleigh, North Carolina.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • July 6, 2020
Facebook posts
stated on April 6, 2020 in a Facebook post:

“North Carolina & Virginia State line is closed. Nothing in or out."

By Paul Specht • April 8, 2020
Dan Bishop
stated on August 30, 2019 in a campaign ad:

Says Dan McCready "really admires socialism."

By Julianna Rennie • September 6, 2019
Jacob Wohl
stated on February 7, 2019:

"Racist picture of Democrat North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper emerges just days after he called on Ralph Northam to resign - DAILY MAIL."

By Rashaan Ayesh • February 9, 2019
Lanny Lancaster
stated on October 1, 2018:

Viral internet photo shows a young Christine Blasey Ford

By Rashaan Ayesh • October 4, 2018
BlueNC
stated on August 14, 2018 in a blog:

A proposed constitutional amendment "will pave the way for making abortion illegal under North Carolina’s constitution."

By Paul Specht • August 14, 2018
LaWana Mayfield
stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse.

By Paul Specht • April 25, 2018
Beverly Boswell
stated on March 27, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Many March for Our Lives speakers called for "the murder of those who would not turn over their guns to the government."

By Paul Specht • March 29, 2018
Larry Pittman
stated on February 15, 2018 in a Facebook post:

"So many of these shooters turn out to be communist Democrats."

By Dan Clark • February 23, 2018
Ann Coulter
stated on January 30, 2018 in a tweet:

"100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL."

By Paul Specht • February 2, 2018
Bloggers
stated on March 27, 2017:

"The Notebook is finally getting a sequel. Producers of the upcoming film confirmed .... that filming will begin in Jacksonville, North Carolina this summer."

By Will Doran • April 2, 2017
Dan Forest
stated on February 14, 2017 in a written statement:

"If Governor Cooper's proposed bill for repealing HB2 becomes law, it will create a state-sanctioned 'Look But Don't Touch' policy in our bathrooms."

By Will Doran • February 17, 2017
Chris Malone
stated on September 28, 2016:

Says Democratic challenger for his N.C. House seat "raised taxes on clothing, school supplies – even baby diapers!"

By Will Doran • October 28, 2016
Donald Trump
stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin:

"It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina."

By Will Doran • October 19, 2016
Pat McCrory
stated on May 3, 2016 in a radio talk show appearance on the John Boy and Billy Big Show:

Says Bruce Springsteen "only had 8,000 tickets sold" for a Greensboro show and canceled after "they didn’t get the ticket sales they wanted."

By Will Doran • May 4, 2016